Himachal Pradesh, one of India’s most visited hill states, received season’s first snowfall on Sunday morning. Set at a high altitude in the Himalayas, Keylong was covered in a thick white blanket. According to the weather department, the minimum temperature recorded in Keylong was minus 0.8 degree Celsius. Parts of Koksar area in Lahaul-Spiti district […]
Punjab Government has initiated a drive to eradicate tobacco use to save children and for tobacco-free workplaces. Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said that Punjab is the first state in the country to celebrate a state specific “Punjab State No Tobacco Day” on November 1. The theme of the campaign is “Tobacco Free Workplaces”. The […]
Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday formally launched the recently announced Dr BR Ambedkar Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme. He also virtually laid the foundation stone of projects at Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Sthal (Ram Tirath), Amritsar, to mark the occasion of the Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti. On the occasion, the CM gave away Post Matric […]
Haryana government has once again set the rate of Covid 19 test in view of expert’s opinion and public interest. Additional Chief Secretary of Health Department Rajiv Arora said that RT-PCR test will now be done for ₹900 and Rapid Antigen Test will be done for ₹500. The new rates are effective immediately. Earlier, the […]
In a major relief to bus operators in Punjab, chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered 100% tax waiver on Motor Vehicle Tax till December 31 for all stage carriage, mini and school buses, while deferring payment of arrears of taxes, without interest and penalty to March 31, 2021. The tax waiver move […]
After a huge gap due to Covid lockdown, boating will start from Sunday (November 1) on Sukhna Lake. According to the new unlock guidelines, the Chandigarh administration has approved conditional boating at Sukhna Lake. However, it has not been decided whether to open the play area. On March 18, the Chandigarh administration stopped boating at […]
Gurpreet Singh Wadhwa, 19, an alumnus of Bhavan Vidyalaya, Panchkula, had secured All India Rank (AIR) 23 in the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced). He scored a brilliant 310 out of 398 marks in the examination that was held on September 27. With eyes set on becoming a computer engineer, he now wants to pursue Computer […]
Single-use plastic and polythene bags will be banned in Ambala from November 1, said the Secretary of Municipal Corporation, Ambala City. “Awareness is being created among people and announcements are also being made. Polythene and single-use plastic are lethal,” he said. “Single-use plastic and polythene are being banned from November 1. Shopkeepers are being requested […]
Panjab University (PU) is going to open hostels for research scholars from November 1. Research scholars will be required to undergo a Covid test before coming to the varsity. Based on their report, they will be given place in hostels. Covid test done seven days ago will be valid. Guidelines for research scholars, employees and […]
In Haryana, schools will open from November 2 for students from Class 9 to 12. Students can come to the schools if they have the written approval of their parents and there no pressure will be put on them to attend the school. Digital learning will be encouraged and if the students want online classes […]